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Bbc Media Action

The Bbc World Service Training Trust, The Bbc World Service Trust, Bbc Wst

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1076235
Status
Registered
Registered
June 23, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
British Broadcasting Corporation
Wogan House
Portland Place
LONDON
W1A 1AA

Activities

BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.

Objects: 1. The Education And Training Of Journalists And All Others Engaged In The Broadcast Media In The Principles And Practice Of Journalism, Programme Production, Broadcasting And Related Media Skills Including Ethics And Codes Of Conduct, Technical Presentation And Writing Skills, Including Ethics And Codes Of Conduct, Technical Presentation And Writing Skills, Interviewing Techniques, Press And News Conferences, Relevant Law And Newsroom Roles And Responsibilities So As To Promote High Standards Of Balance, Fairness, Integrity And Professionalism; And 2. The Education Of The Public In The Arts And Sciences Including Health, Law, Social Policy, Public Administration, History, Politics, Economics, Environmental Protection, Languages, And In The Availability Of Education, And In Particular Through The Production And Broadcasting And Other Dissemination Of Educational Films And Radio And Television Programmes And The Publication Of Other Educational Material For The Benefit Of The Public.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Zambia

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £32,913,000 £33,033,000 £1,430,000 469
March 31, 2024 £32,025,000 £33,782,000 £1,550,000 506
March 31, 2023 £34,969,000 £35,823,000 £3,307,000 531
March 31, 2022 £34,229,000 £34,514,000 £4,161,000 561
March 31, 2021 £39,949,000 £40,028,000 £4,446,000 625

Trustees

Name Appointed
Professor Myles Antony Wickstead (Chair) July 12, 2019
Gavin Alexander Mann July 10, 2017
Hannah Jones Feb. 12, 2026
James Mark Brady Oct. 23, 2025
Jonathan Mark Zilkha Oct. 23, 2025
Julia Ruth Rank July 1, 2018
Lindsey North Jan. 24, 2022
Naomi Wass Ms Feb. 12, 2026
Nicholas James Pickles Oct. 1, 2017
Rhodri Talfan Davies April 30, 2025
Shirley Cameron July 12, 2019